Yep, the summer storms come up faster and are more violent. These
fall storms
are pretty light stuff.

Oh, I see, so a SLOW , predicted thunderstorm is fun to sail in,
right?

Sure. We were in one a month ago. It was cooler day, like today. The storm
caught us about a mile from Execution rocks. No big deal. Liz handed up the
foul weather gear. We lost visibility for about 5 minutes completely. The rain
hurt a bit with the wind, but no big deal. It was fun and it's part of sailing.
An hour later we managed to beat around another line, then got caught by the
tip of a small one, which we sailed through dispite some pretty dramatic gusts.

RB